Building Type Basics for Office Buildings
From the acclaimed New York Firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox, this volume in the Building Type Basics series gives you the essential information you need to initiate designs for every type of office building, from dramatic skyscrapers to utilitarian low-rise complexes.\ \ Combines in-depth coverage of all of the structural, mechanical, acoustic, traffic, and security issues unique to today's office buildings with the nuts-and-bolts guidance you need to launch your design project and see it...
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Aimed at practicing architects, this guidebook provides information needed in the early stages of designing all types of office buildings. Coverage includes such topics as structural systems; mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems; vertical transportation; curtain walls; and safety and security issues. Nine case studies are presented, accompanied by project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details. The authors are with the Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) architectural firm. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPt. IArchitectural Issues1Introduction32The Office Building Type: A Pragmatic Approach25Pt. IIConsultants' Issues3Interior Architecture574Structural Systems835Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Systems1036Vertical Transportation1217Curtain Walls1398Alternative Workplace Solutions1599Safety and Security169Pt. IIICase StudiesBibliography283Index285
